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GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism

GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$91k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$0
Net assets
$34k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism does

Mission

To educate on herbalism.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Program

  1. Herb SchoolBeginning, Intermediate and Advanced Clinical Herbalism.Our students come from diverse backgrounds, places, and professions, but they share something unique and necessary. Our students are dedicated to connecting plants and humans for the benefit of each, and to do this, they have chosen to immersethemselves into the world of community and clinical herbalism. Our faculty are some of the most skilled herbal educators in the country, and together we are ushering in the next generation of herbalists. We are proud of our lineage and proud of our students!Events & WorkshopsOne-Time Events, Short-Term Classes & Hands-On WorkshopsOur events are experiences designed to connect you to the world of plants, land and community care. Our offerings change with the seasons and include herb walks, classes on making herbal remedies and herbal gardening to name a few. We invite you to the multi-layered world of herbalism, gardening and kitchen witchery.This year we are excited to expand our offerings into the intuitive arts and indigenous spiritual traditions, beginning later in 2024.Virtual Community ClinicStudent-Run No-Cost to Low-Cost Holistic Herbal Healthcare and CounselingBenefit…

    $91,335 spent
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $91,335.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20232023 Revenue 100 ($126k) Expenses 100 ($104k) Net assets 100 ($39k)2024 Revenue 72 ($91k) Expenses 92 ($96k) Net assets 88 ($34k)
20232024
Revenue (72)Expenses (92)Net assets (88)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $39k to $34k (−12%).

$39k
$34k
20232024
Total assets

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

9% of GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 12,214 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.

$21k
’23
−$5k
’24

Leadership and staff

Board chair

Howard Sian

chair

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

03Who funds it
04Its place in the field

Against its field

GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism's revenue fell 28% between 2023 and 2024.

Operating margin−6% · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−28% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,898 health nonprofits under $100k, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

0%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism?
GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $0 in grants to GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism.
Who is the largest funder of GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism?
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $0 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like GATHERING THYME SCHOOL OF WESTERN Herbalism find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing